First German Grand Prix held in a reunified Germany, won by Nigel Mansell in a Williams-Renault from pole position.
Key Facts
- Race distance
- 45 laps at Hockenheimring
- Winner
- Nigel Mansell (Williams-Renault)
- Championship round
- 9th of 1991 season
- Mansell consecutive wins
- 3rd in a row
- Championship gap after race
- Senna led Mansell by 8 points
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1991 Formula One season saw Ayrton Senna leading the Drivers' Championship in his McLaren-Honda. Nigel Mansell, driving for Williams-Renault, had won two consecutive races prior to the German Grand Prix, building momentum in his championship challenge.
Held on 28 July 1991 at the Hockenheimring, Mansell started from pole position and won the 45-lap race, with teammate Riccardo Patrese second and Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari. Senna failed to score after running out of fuel for the second consecutive race.
Mansell's third successive victory, combined with Senna's second straight fuel-related retirement, closed the championship gap to just eight points. The result significantly tightened the 1991 Drivers' Championship contest between the two rivals.
Result
at Hockenheimring, Germany